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plan. The City Council directed staff to proceed with the implementation plan to improve the unimproved alleys, and to pursue other potential additional funding sources to replace Community Development Block Grant monies for the non-assessable costs of improvements. On January 12, 2004, the City Council adopted a motion directing staff to proceed with design and bidding of a project to improve the unimproved alleys within the WUN. On May 10, 2004, the City Council revised the assessment code for alleys to assess all costs associated with the alley improvements. The 23 unimproved alleys in the WUN were separated into three bidding contracts and were opened on April 5, 6, and 7, 2005. The apparent low bidder(s) were 2G Construction for Job #4172 and Job #4310, and Brown Contracting for Job #4309. The property owners were notified of the pending Local Improvement District (LID) hearing ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by the Eugene Code. The LID formation hearing was held on April 20, 2005, to review the bid information, confirm whether the LID should be formed and to identify any special conditions that should be included in the resolution forming the LID. Fifteen property owners attended the hearing (see Hearings Official Minutes). City staff has received correspondence from the Eugene Garden Club that is shown in Attachment C in the Memo to the Hearings Official. The City Engineer responded with a letter to the Eugene Garden Club regarding its concerns. Per Eugene Code, the assessable cost for each alley is calculated and then one-half of the assessable cost is apportioned to the properties based on their front footage abutting the alleys, and one-half of the assessable cost is apportioned to the properties based on the area of the properties within 160' of the alley. The assessments are calculated separately for each alley based on the existing uses and zoning of the property within each alley. The assessable front foot costs are calculated separately for each alley based on the existing use of the parcels, and the assessable area costs are calculated separately for each alley based on the permissible use of the parcels under the zoning of the City. Weighting factors are applied to the front footage and area of each property per the use and zoning of the property as prescribed in the Eugene Code and as listed below: Single family dwelling or duplex 1.0 Other residential 3.0 Commercial or General Office 10.0 Industrial 10.0 Other 1.0-10.0' *According to the most intensive use of the parcel most comparable to the use listed above as determined by the City Engineer. The total assessable cost for each alley and the weighted front foot and area cost for each alley are shown in Attachment E in the Memo to the Hearings Official. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050509\S0505092G.doc